Last month, Glassdoor released their 5th annual Employee Choice Awards, the Top 50 Best Places to Work list. What does it take for a company to make that list? FAQs state: “To be considered for Glassdoor’s annual Employees’ Choice Awards, …
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Comedian Bill Cosby once famously said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” This can be especially true when being forced to lead a team, a project, or especially a …
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A couple of weeks ago, I shared some data about trust—including that it is the most important quality people want in their leader and named the top five behaviors that undermine trust. What if it’s too late? What if you …
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In many organizations, the level of trust between co-workers, between managers and employees, or between executives and the front-lines is low. Perhaps, to some, this is viewed as normal. While it may be common, it is certainly not an effective …
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Managers have a surprisingly large number of deeply held beliefs that are sometimes just plain wrong. Here are 10 of the most common. 1. Myth: If you want to know what your employees really think, give them an anonymous survey. …
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“He just looks more Presidential.” It’s a statement I came across about one of the candidates while watching the debates. Regardless of which candidate this statement was about, it’s an interesting metric. It doesn’t focus specifically on their agenda, experience, or even …
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In the past few years, companies have been trying to manage employees who are building their own personal brands online through social media. They are exploring ways to best leverage their employees to recruit, sell more and generate more brand …
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